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Life Sciences and Healthcare

EUIPO trade mark decision makes protection for medical devices harder to achieve

Boehringer's EU shape trade mark for its HandiHaler declared invalid for performing a technical function
Workforce Solutions

Risks of overreliance on substitution in IR35 status determinations

Court of Appeal decision confirms right of substitution unlikely to remove personal service element in determining working arrangements
Financial Services

HM Treasury takes next steps on regulation of 'buy-now pay-later'

BNPL lenders and merchants are likely to welcome the proposals, although there are areas where detail and data are lacking
Energy and Energy Transition

The Energy Transition | Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings Strategy

This week, we look at the government's Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings Strategy, the entry of Octopus' Powerloop
Decarbonisation

Net zero construction: the problem with embodied carbon

The UK government's Heat and Building Strategy fails to adequately address embodied carbon, which is expected to account for almost
Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break | Covid-19 update, a focus on the future of work and our budget predictions

Welcome to our latest Employment Law Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal developments impacting UK employers
Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

New research by Economist Impact, supported by Osborne Clarke, has identified 12 technologies that can help cities achieve their carbon-emission